Cane-gun



(No Model.)

R. P. COOK.

GANE GUN.

Patented Apr. 3, 1894.

, along the under side of this, and extending STATES PATENT Trios.

ROSWELL F. COOK, OF ILION, NEW YORK.

CANE-GUN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 517,438, dated April 3, 1894.

Application filed December 22, 1893. Serialllo. 494,394. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROSWELL F. COOK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ilion, in

the county of Herkimer and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gun-Canes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to what are known as cane guns, and the invention consists in certain novel features in the construction of the gun portion, and in making it detachable from the case or body of the cane, and in so constructing and combining the two parts that the body of the cane can be made to serve as a stock or support for the gun portion when it is desired to fire from the shoulder, all as hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings,-Figure 1 is a side elevation of the upper portion of the cane with the gun incased or attached. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the arrangement of the parts for firing from the shoulder. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal central horizontal section of the gun detached, with its mechanism in full line. Fig. 4 is a similar view in vertical section. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the operating mechanism shown detached; and Figs. 6, 7, S, 9 and l0 are views showing certain details.

The object of my present invention is to produce a gun cane of such construction that the gun portion can be detached and iired as a pistol, or be connected to the cane, and used as a cane; and also to so construct the gun portion that it can be readily loaded and fired, and the shell be ejected without detaching any of the parts of the gun. To accomplish these results, I first provide a cane which may be made of a tubeof thin steel properly shaped, orpartly of a tube and partly of wood or other suitable material, it being necessary that the upper portion shall be tubular and of such length as to permit the gun portion to be shoved endwise therein as represented in Fig. 1, in which- A indicates the tubular portion which is preferably provided with a ferrule or band a at its upper end, and B indicates so much of the v gun portion as projects from the tube when the parts are united for use as a cane. The part B is provided with a handle H, and

some distance along the under side of the frame, is a rib or projection b, the forward portion of which ts into a slot cut in the wall of the tube, (the slot being shown in Fig. 4) the parts being so adj usted to each other that the friction betweenl them will hold them securely together when the gun is shoved into the tubular portion of the cane, as shown in Fig. l, the edges of the slotted portion of the tube being pressed against the sides of the rib b, by the spring action ot' the slotted tube, thereby grasping and holding the pistol securely in the tube.

The gun or pistol has its barrel B' and receiver or frame B, all made of a single solid piece of metal, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, though if preferred, the barrel portion may be made separately and screwed into the front end of the frame, as in ordinary guns.

In the part B from the rear end to the chamber for the cartridge, a longitudinal hole c is bored for the reception of the breech mechanism, as shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 7, and in the upper Vwall above this hole c, is a groove e for the rib 7c of the striker to slide in, as shown in Figs. 4 and 7.

The breech mechanism shown detached in Fig. 5 consists of a breech plug or bolt C, the front portion of which is somewhat larger in diameter than the chamber of the barrel,

while its main portion from thence to. the.

rear is considerably reduced in diameter, so

vas to permit of mounting thereon the striker lock it, by means of the plate I, Fig. 9, which is rigidly secured to its rear end, and so .arranged or located that when the breech bolt is closed and locked this plate will lie iiat on top of, and in line with the handle H, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, the edges of this plate being beveled or rounded off so as to make a smooth inish for the hand. On the side of the breech bolt near its front end, is a lug or projection Z, (in Figs. 3, 5 and l0) which engages in a vertical slot cut in the side of the frame B, when the breech is closed, and thus ICO locks it fast, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3; this lug, when the bolt is turned to unlock the breech, being brought into line with the rib la of the striker D, and when the bolt is moved forward or back slides with said rib in the groove e. Directly in front of the vertical slot in which the lug Z engages, is a slot or opening o in the side of the frame, of a size suitable for the insertion of the cartridge, and through which also the shell is thrown out, as the breech is opened,see Figs. 2 and 8.

In order to tire and eject the shell, a spring hook extractor h is secured in a recess in one side of the breech plug C, and in a groove d in the opposite side is fittedaiiring pin n, as shown in Figs. 4, 5 and l0, in which latter the ring pin is shown detached to more clearly illustrate its form. This iiring pin fn is arranged to slide loosely to and fro in its seat, and is provided with lateral projections at its rear to prevent it from being thrown forward out of place, and also to form an enlargement t receive the blow of the striker.

As shown in Figs. and 6, the front end of the striker is cut away at the top side, in such a manner as to form an incline or cam surface 'm at the right hand side of the rib la, which incline, operating on the rear end of the firing pin when the breech plug is turned to unlock it, tends to crowd the latter forward, but as the front end of the pin rests against the head of the shell and therefore cannot move forward any farther than it was driven in firing the cartridge,- the result is that the striker C is forced back a distance equal to the depth of the incline, thereby compressing the spring S that much, and holding it under tension, the spring thus crowding the striker forward against the pin n, which in turn pushes forward on that side of the cartridge shell which is opposite to and held by the hook z.

' obvious, therefore, that the instant the front end of the shell, in being withdrawn from the chamber by the backward movement of the bolt, is clear of the chamber, the spring will give a sudden impulse forward to the tiring pin, and that in turn to that side of the shellthe opposite side being held back by the hook h,'and thus throw the .shell sidewise out through the opening o. It will therefore be seen that the main springS performs the two acts of ring the cartridge and of ejecting it from the arm, through its operation on the striker and ring pin.

As shown, the main spring Sis simply a spiral spring mounted on the bolt in rear of the striker D, with its rear end abutting against a plate I rigidly secured to the rear end of the bolt, and which plate is rounded on its outer surface, while its under surface is iiattened to iit against the rear flattened surface of the handle H, so that when the two are brought in line, as they are when the breech is locked, they form a smooth rounded handle for the cane.

The trigger'l is a simple lever pivoted in a slot cut in the under side of the frame, as

It is shown in Fig. 4, it being provided at its rear endrwith a nose or sear to engage against the front end of the striker as shown in Fig. 5, thus holding the latter back while the bolt is pushed forward and locked, and of course holding the spring under compression ready to fire the charge when released. A small spring n serves to force the rear end or nose of the sear inward, so that when the bolt and striker are drawn back, it will automatically engage with the striker, as shown in Fig. 5. The front` end of the sear or trigger is provided with a checked enlargement on which the nger presses to discharge the arm, and this is undercut on its under side or oset as shown in Fig. 5, so that when the pistol is shoved into the tube A, this onset end will ride over and bear against the outside of the tube as represented in Fig. 4, therebyforming a safety arrangement and preventing the arm from being fired while in the tube or cane, thus rendering it safe to carry loaded.

In order to give the pistol a lirm bearing in the tube A, I make the front end of the barrel of a diameter equal to theinterior of the tube, and which is best done by fastening thereon a bell shaped ring t, as shown in Fig. 8.

I provide asight s, which consists of a small projection with a hole through it, as sheff'fi V in Figs. 4 and' 7, and at the front attach 'a sight z', as represented in Fig. 8, its body portion being made to spring or yield so the sight can be depressed when inserted within the tube. At its front end this sight is made to project downward in a slot in the ring t, and at the lower end of this projection it; is provided with lateral projections which bearing against the inner wall of the projecting ring t, limit'the outward movement or spring of the sight, so that when withdrawn from the tube or cane it will always assume the same position.

In order to enable the pistol to be fired like a gun from the shoulder, I provide a shoulder rest R, which consists of a spring clamp with a set screw, by which it can be clamped to a.- adj usted at any desired point on the cane, as shown in Fig. 2.- The pistol being withdrawn from the tube, the latter is turned end for end, and the pistol is inserted in the slot cut in the side of the tube where it is held by the enlargement or ring tas shown in Fig. 2, with the end of the handle H resting on the cane, where it will be held by the left hand, while the rest R is pressed against the shoulder, with the projecting end of the cane under the arm, while the trigger is pressed by the nger of the right hand. Or, if preferred, the rest may be turned downward, andY the proj ecting end of the cane be made to rest' upon the shoulder, and it be fired in same manner. By these means it can be used as a target pistol with great accuracy.

To load the arm, the plate I is turned so as to turn the locking lug upward in line with the rib of the striker and then draw the bolt back until the trigger or sear engagesD with IOO TIO

the striker. A cartridge is then inserted, the. bolt shoved forward and locked by giving it a quarter turn, when it is ready to be red, after which the reverse movements of the bolt unlock it, withdraws and ejects the shell.

The Whole when united is no larger than an ordinary cane, and it can be made as ornamental as desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is l. In a iire arm, the combination of the breech bolt mounted in the frame so as to have a rotary and a reciprocating longitudinal motion therein, with the striker and spring mounted on and carried by said bolt, substantially as shown and described.

2. In combination with the breech bolt having the spring extractor hook secured thereto, the firing pin, the striker provided with an incline or projection arranged to bear against the tiring pin, and the main spring to press against the striker, for the two-fold purpose of firing the cartridge and ejecting the shell when withdrawn from the chamber, as herein set forth.

3. In combination with the cane having its upper end made tubular to receive the barrel of a pistol or fire arm, a pistol or fire arm adapted to have its barrel inserted into such tubular portion, and having the end of its scar or trigger pass over the outside of the tube when the parts are united, to prevent the arm from being fired while connected to the cane, as set forth.

4. In combination with a fire arm or pistol substantially such as described, the cane having a slot in the wall of its tubular end adapted to receive and hold the muzzle, and provided With an adjustable shoulder piece, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In combination with a tubular cane, a pistol or fire arm having the muzzle end of its barrel provided with an enlargement of proper size to iit snugly Within the tube, and

which also serves to hold the muzzle secure in the slot of the tube when placed therein, substantially as shown anddescribed.

6. The combination in a cane gun, of the tube A provid ed With a slot in one side at its upper end, a pistol provided with a rib to fit in said slot and having its muzzle adapted to be held therein, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

7. The combination in a pistol or gun adapted to be used in connection with a cane, of the handle I-I attached to or forminga part of the frame or receiver of the pistol or gun, and the plate I secured to the breech bolt of the same, and forming a part of the handle when the breech of the gun is closed and locked, substantially as shown and described.

8. In combination with the frame B provided with central bore c, longitudinal groove e and slot o; the plug C provided with lug Z to t the slot; the striker D mounted upon the plug and provided with rib k to fit the groove e; a spring S to move the striker for- Ward; and firing pin n and extractor h carried by the plug.

9. In combination with the frame B provided with central bore c, longitudinal groove e and slot o; the plug C provided with lug Z to fit the slot; the striker D mounted upon the plug and provided with rib lo to fit the groove e; a spring S to move the striker forward; firing pin n and extractor h carried by the plug, andthe scar Tto engage'the striker.

10. In combination with the frame andthe plug or bolt rotatively mounted therein; the striker adapted to slide but not to rotate; and the main spring encircling the plug or bolt and actuating the striker.

In witness whereof Ihereunto set my hand in the presence of. two Witnesses.

ROSWELL F. COOK.

Witnesses:

HENRY CHIsMoRE, EDWARD DAY. 

